Spider-Man: Far From Home & Streaming Service Offers | Weekly News Episode 177

Find out from Superhero Slate why Tom Holland can’t keep Spider-Man secrets when he’s Far From Home, Star Wars is re-evaluating their spinoff movie approaches, will the DC Universe be more than just a streaming service, and more!

Find out from Superhero Slate why Tom Holland can’t keep Spider-Man secrets when he’s Far From Home, Star Wars is re-evaluating their spinoff movie approaches, will the DC Universe be more than just a streaming service, and more!

News

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (8:20)

Mike’s spoiler free thoughts
Box office update

AMC A-List (15:05)

MoviePass like subscription
$20/mo includes IMAX, 3D for 12 movies (3 a week)
Ties into Stubs

Spider-Man: Far From Home (21:45)

New title ‘leaked’ from Tom Holland
World crossing? Dimension hopping?

Silk (26:10)

Sony’s next “Spider-Man” project without Spider-Man
Cindy Moon was second person bitten by same spider as Peter Parker

Bit ankle before dying

Same age as Spider-Man, korean-american background

Jamie Chung?

Black Widow (34:45)

Director Shortlist includes:

Amma Asante (A United Kingdom)
Cate Shortland (Berlin Syndrome)
Maggie Betts (Novitiate)

All three known for period dramas

Ant-Man and the Wasp (37:25)

Tickets on sale now!
Two confirmed after credits scenes
First reactions hitting internet

Luke Cage (39:20)

Season 2 debuted on Netflix
Impressions

Disney (42:05)

Have outbid Comcast with $71.3 billion in stock/cash hybrid offer
Jon Lasseter will be replaced by Peter Docter and Jennifer Lee

Star Wars (46:45)

Spin-offs are still in development, nothing has slowed down
Re-evaluating marketing plans and budgeting for future films

Obi-Wan Movie (49:30)

Stephen Daldry left project 6 months ago
Aiming for release on Disney Streaming Service to gain interest

DC Universe (53:30)

Hub for all things DC

Digital movies
TV Shows (back catalog)
Comics
Interactions/giveaways

Doom Patrol (56:00)

Kelsey Grammer eyed for lead role in show

Dr. Niles Caulder/The Chief

Swamp Thing (57:30)

James Wan to co-direct pilot with Deran Sarafian (Buffy, House, Fringe)

Wonder Woman 84 (58:30)

First debut footage planned as a surprise with Gal Gadot at SDCC 2018

Man of Steel 2 (1:00:05)

Henry Cavill at SDCC this year

No upcoming movies in production

The Flash (1:02:10)

Rumored to debut in 2020 from John Francis Daley (co-director)
February 14 or June 5

The Batman (1:03:25)

Movie will be set in the past, younger Batman
Option to reboot if they want or decide if they’re going to keep it
Treat as a standalone franchise again

The Joker (1:05:20)

Joaquin Phoenix led film and The Batman may be in same universe
Still early conversations

The Walking Dead (1:08:05)

Season 9 will see the return of Jon Bernthal as Shane

Died in season 2

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Chris – @Valdan, Instagram, ComicUI